Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1998

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

DIVISION E/FIRST ROUND
Bodine 89, Fels 44
  Kenny Waters scored 24 points and Keith Ford had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Donte Whittington (21) led Fels.
Kensington 44, Phila. Regional 37
  David Rivera scored 23 points and was credited with 30 rebounds. Nasir Permenter (15) topped Regional.
DIVISION E/SECOND ROUND
Bodine 73, Roxborough 68
  Chris Gaskins scored 13 of his 20 points in a 28-20 fourth quarter and Keith Ford had 19 points, seven assists. Kareem Brunson and Jerome Smalls scored 19 apiece for Roxborough.
Furness 93, Kensington 69
  Ricky Miller had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Kalman Swygert mixed 18 points, 10 assists. Kensington’s David Rivera scored a school-record 42 points.
CHALLENGE PLAYOFFs
Bartram 81, Bodine 68
  Sean Mills totaled 19 points and seven assists, Shawn Lamb added 13 points and nine assists and Weldon Blount mixed 14 points with 19 rebounds. Keith Ford (26) paced Bodine.
Furness 79, Central 75 (ot)
  Montrell Baldwin scored seven of his 22 points in a 13-9 overtime. Roland Marshall (19), Omar Warthen (15) and Kalman Swygert (14) helped out. Central’s Khalid Bray had 22 points and five assists.
ROUND-OF-16
Franklin 81, Edison 53
  Calvin Johnson scored 10 of his 24 points in a 27-16 second quarter. Alex Wesby added 21 points. Melvin Eason (20) topped Edison.
Southern 88, Straw. Mansion 82
  Terrance Gardner (28), Aki Glenn (22) and Lenroy Jones (18) sparked the upset. Gardner and Jones split 12 assists. For Mansion, Kevin “Buzzy” Forney scored 26 points and Anton “Bonton” James had 19 points, 18 boards.
Dobbins 58, Overbrook 44
  Terrence “Nip” Cook mixed 16 points and five assists while Amari Wynder added 15 points. Rahim Washington (26) paced ’Brook.
Mastbaum 63, Frankford 54
  Chaz Williamson hit four threes en route to 23 points and Antonio Zachary, a non-factor earlier in the season, stepped forward for 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. Phillip Alston (17) led Frankford.
Franklin LC 100, Bartram 72
  Gene Banks had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Zakee Smith had 14 points, 10 assists. Sean Mills (31) and Maurice Myers (22) were best for Bartram.
Eng. and Science 87, Penn 73
  John Cox and Alburn Brown scored 21 points apiece while Will Chavis was right behind with 19. Brown added 10 rebounds, five blocks. Adam Brown scored 24 points to become the first Penn player to reach 1,000 career points (1,013).
Gratz 65, Lincoln 24
  Sharod Carroll collected 25 points and 10 rebounds and Rasheem Sims had 11 assists, four steals. Shahid Blevins (11) led Lincoln.
Univ. City 84, Furness 69
  Marcus Rosser managed 16 points and 20 rebounds while Rahien Smith hit three threes en route to 21 points. Ricky Miller (15) paced Furness.
QUARTERFINALS
Franklin 59, Mastbaum 51
  Alex Wesby collected 10 points, 21 rebounds and six blocks and sub Gregory Bowens scored 14 points with the help of three threes. Hasan Jones (16) led Mastbaum.
Gratz 74, Eng. and Science 48
  Sharod Carroll notched 23 points and 13 rebounds while Rasheem Sims and Khari McKie split 12 assists. Will Chavis (20) and John Cox (14) paced E&S.
Franklin LC 65, Dobbins 50
  Charles “Tuna” Pringle accumulated 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks and Zakee Smith scored 20 points. Terrence “Nip” Cook scored 19 points for Dobbins.
Univ. City 75, Southern 57
  Melvin “Beef” Young (19), Marcus Rosser (17) and Rhasheed Peterson grabbed 11 rebounds apiece and Maliek “Squeaky” Sanders scrambled for 17 points, seven assists.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Franklin 60, Univ. City 57 (ot)
  Franchise Alex Wesby collected 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, but fouled out with 5:52 left in regulation. Kevin Isley had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists and shot 5-for-8 from the line in OT. Terrence Freeman, almost never used in the second half of the season, grabbed five rebounds in 11 minutes as Wesby’s replacement. Calvin Johnson had 18 points. For UC, Marcus Rosser had 13 points and nine rebounds and Maliek “Squeaky” Sanders dealt 10 assists.
Franklin LC 43, Gratz 38
  Gene Banks scored 12 points, Charles “Tuna” Pringle had 10 points and nine rebounds and Zakee Smith dished seven assists to lead FLC and prevent Gratz (Rasheem Sims 17) from reaching a 10th consecutive final.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Franklin 61, Franklin LC 56
  Alex Wesby scored 17 points, snatched 22 rebounds and notched five blocks as the Electrons won their first title since 1984 and denied their block-away neighbor. Calvin Johnson (15) and Kevin Isley (10) also scored in double figures and Gary Palmer had five assists. For FLC, Charles "Tuna" Pringle scored 17 points and sub Cameron Milton added 12 points, five steals.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Judge 72, North 47
  Kris Dufner shot 5-for-9 on threes en route to 28 points and Jim Reeves shot 5-for-7 and 7-for-8 for 17 points as Judge cruised. Brendan Ferns and sub Mike Pidhirsky had seven rebounds each. Jimmy Foley (12) led North.
Ryan 55, La Salle 52
  Anthony Starace collected 21 points and nine rebounds and Joe Kozole added 13 points as Ryan advanced to a semifinal for the first time since 1984. Kozole’s three-point play with 1:15 left gave the Raiders a 52-50 lead, their first edge since 8-7. For La Salle, Chris McShea mixed 18 points and 12 rebounds and Alex Ramos (17) missed a last-second three.
Roman 63, Neumann 56
  At La Salle University, Rasual Butler (26) poured in 17 points in an 18-10 third quarter as Roman zoomed to a 45-39 lead. Thirteen came in the first 3:38 of the session as Butler hit three threes. Mustafa Bey added 15 points. Devon Fowler led Neumann with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
O’Hara 51, Bonner 34
  Seven-one Alex Sazanov posted 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, Jeff Randazzo added 14 points and Lou Becht and Bill Hagan split 10 assists. Bonner’s Scott Fremont had 11 points, seven boards.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 57, Roman 48
  Sub Brian Fox, son of coach Bill Fox, totaled 14 points and two assists in 18 minutes as the Crusaders advanced to the final for the first time since 1983. Jim Reeves had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Judge shot 23-for-27 at the line to Roman’s 4-for-6. Roman’s Rasual Butler mixed 18 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks.
O’Hara 64, Ryan 56
  Jeff Randazzo erupted for 29 points while Alex Sazanov added 16 points and 11 rebounds as O’Hara qualified for the final for the first time since 1971. Bill Hagan doled six assists. Anthony Starace (22) and Frank Pellegrino (20) topped Ryan.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Judge 62, O'Hara 48
  Jim Reeves hustled for 21 points and 10 rebounds while Josh Rorer (11) and Brendan Ferns (nine) split 14 boards as the Crusaders won their first title since 1977 and avenged a jolting loss to O'Hara in the 1968 championship game. In that one, O'Hara scored 13 consecutive points in the final 2:18 of regulation to force overtime. The final was 53-52. The Lions' Louis Becht hit five threes for 15 points and Alex Sazonov notched seven blocks.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Chestnut Hill (8-2)
Gtn. Academy (8-2)
  GA won the teams’ first meeting, 84-64. CH won the second, 76-75, as Tom Whitworth shot 8-for-13 on threes en route to 38 points and brother Tim added 20 points. Tim needed six points going into the game to assure he and Tom would become the first brothers in city-leagues history to reach 1,000 career points in the same season. In the first quarter, Tom drained five consecutive threes. For GA, Brian Burke had 32 points and Chris Krug had 19 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks. The result left both teams at 6-2. In CHA’s next game, the Whitworths combined for 64 points (Tim 34, Tom 30) in a 66-56 win over Haverford School. Jim Costello scored the other two points on a third-quarter layup.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation